Gov. Bill Richardson on Sunday night described ABC News anchor Peter Jennings as the voice of the people and someone who was never intimated. The suave, Canadian-born broadcaster who delivered the news to Americans each night in five separate decades died Sunday at his home in New York. He was 67. Jennings announced in April that he had lung cancer. Richardson said Jennings was a giant in American journalism."He always had the courage to ask the tough questions and demand answers. He set a high standard for TV journalists, and his influence will be felt for generations to come," Richardson said.

SANTA FE, N.M. —

Gov. Bill Richardson on Sunday night described ABC News anchor Peter Jennings as the voice of the people and someone who was never intimated.

The suave, Canadian-born broadcaster who delivered the news to Americans each night in five separate decades died Sunday at his home in New York. He was 67.

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Jennings announced in April that he had lung cancer.

Richardson said Jennings was a giant in American journalism.

"He always had the courage to ask the tough questions and demand answers. He set a high standard for TV journalists, and his influence will be felt for generations to come," Richardson said.